Michael
Upcoming film by Antoine Fuqua
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| March 2025 | Lionsgate announced during annual earnings call that film production is nearing completion, with planned reshoots underway. |
| January 2025 | Production reported to be reshooting the third act of the Michael Jackson biopic due to legal challenges surrounding the portrayal of Jordan Chandler, the alleged victim of 1993 sexual abuse allegations. |
| October 2024 | Lionsgate announced Universal Pictures will serve as the international distributor for the Michael Jackson biopic. |
| July 2024 | Kino Films struck a deal with Lionsgate and GK Films to distribute the film in Japan. |
| May 30 2024 | Filming concluded after an 80-day production period, with Barbara Ling as production designer and Marci Rodgers as costume designer. |
| May 30 2024 | Filming for 'Michael' concluded after approximately 4 months of production, with Dion Beebe as cinematographer, Barbara Ling as production designer, and Marci Rodgers as costume designer. |
| April 2024 | Derek Luke was added to the cast, playing Johnnie Cochran. |
| April 10 2024 | First look of the film 'Michael' was shown to theatre-owners at CinemaCon, receiving positive reception. |
| March 2024 | Full supporting cast was announced, including Laura Harrier as Suzanne de Passe, Kat Graham as Diana Ross, Larenz Tate as Berry Gordy, and others. |
| February 2024 | Miles Teller was confirmed to play John Branca. Additional cast members were announced for portraying Jackson 5 and associated figures. |
| January 2024 | Juliano Krue Valdi was cast as young Michael Jackson. Colman Domingo was cast as Joe Jackson, and Nia Long as Katherine Jackson. Miles Teller was in talks to play one of Jackson's attorneys. |
| January 22 2024 | Principal photography for the film 'Michael' officially began in Santa Barbara, California. |
| 2023 | Production was expected to start this year. |
| September 2023 | Filming was delayed due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike, interrupting the originally scheduled production timeline. |
| June 2023 | Casting process officially began with Kimberly Hardin as the casting director. Production was expected to start this year. |
| January 2023 | Antoine Fuqua was announced as the director. Casting began with Jaafar Jackson (Michael Jackson's nephew) announced to play Jackson. |
| February 2022 | The movie was officially announced with Lionsgate as the studio, owning global distribution rights. |
| November 2019 | Graham King secured the rights to produce a film about Michael Jackson, with John Logan writing the screenplay. At this point, the film was not yet set up at a studio. |
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